Jet-pipe relay



June s, 1944.

' P. PEGLAU y JET-PIPE RELAY Filed Maren 1, [1940 i r: Pew/.4 ,056@40.

Patented June 6, 1944 ,y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE u JET-PIPE RELAY l Paul Peglau, Berlin-Steglitz, Germany; vested inthe Alien Property Custodian Application March 1, 1940, Serial No. 321,769 In Germany February 24, 1939 i claim. (o1. 28s-972)'.

' 'I'his invention Arelates to a jet-pipe relay and deals with the following problem: f

As is well known,- a'jet-pipe rela'ycomprises a Y deflection ofthe pipe.r Usually, lthe pressure i mediumsupply conduit leads to a xed stationary connecting piece relative'to which the jet-pipe is to bemoved. `Of course it is desirable tol provide an yadequate packing or 'gasket means between the fixed-connecting piece'` andthe input endfof the jet-pipe. The usualpacking means are'inade quate as they unduly increase the-friction V'with the result that the sensitivity of the 'jet-pipe 'relay suffers considerably." 2 1f 5 l This-gives rise to difficulties inasmuch as on the one hand theiriction should'be'kept as small as possible and on 'the other hand the loss of pressure medium should be reduced as far as possible by improving the packing means hitherto used.

The invention aims at overcoming these diculties by the provision of a packing body which does not unduly increase the friction and which prevents the jet-pipe relay from leaking.

A further object of my invention is to provide packing means which prevent leakage not only in the middle or zero position but likewise in all position deviations therefrom. In this connection it is to be noted that according to the invention means are provided for adjusting the effective packing body position relative to the (imaginary) axis of the jet-pipe deflection.

Further aims and objects of my invention will be readily understood from the following description of an embodiment shown in the drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the ljet-pipe relay showing the packing means in a vertical crosssection;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation on a larger scale of the packing body, partly in section;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation on a'larger scale of the adjusting means partly in section;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view partly in section of the input end of the jet-pipe provided with a cuplike casing for receiving the packing body.

Referring now to the drawing, the jet-pipe I is supplied in well known manner with any convenient pressure medium delivered by a supply conduit 2 which in the embodiment shown malr communicateeither with a. bore 3 or a channel 4, bothpr'ovided in a stationary block5. vThe supply conduit 2 communicating with any suitable pressure source (notshown) is connected to said block'5 supporting the jet-pipe I by means of two leaf springs 6 arranged to allow the pipe to be deflected around an axis This provides a practically frictionless bearing'for the jet-pipe and said leaf springs furthermore act so as to exert a restoring action on the jet-pipe, Vso that any further spring means or the 'like for the restoring action may be dispensed with. In the embodiment shown said leaf springs are fastened at one end to the stationaryblock 5, e. g.iby means of bolts I and v8, respectively, and at thel other end to the jet-pipe I. To this purposathe pipe I l is provided with. two lateral arms 9,V IIl'having screw threadedbores II,: I2, lrespectively, for clamping the lowerspring end `onto said arms by meansof bolts yI3 and I4;

The' bore 3 and the channel 4 communicate with the jet-pipe input end sothat .thelpressur fluid coming 'from .the pressure source enters the jet-pipe l and into the discharge nozzle I', thereby producing a jet which cooperates with two receiving nozzles or openings I5 and IB. 'Each of these nozzles communicates with two conduits I1 and I 8, respectively, leading to a device to be operated in response to any controlling impulse action l upon the jet-pipe I so as to displace it around the axis :v Thus the yconduits I1 andl -I8 may communicate with the opposite ends of a servomotor cylinder, not shown.

As is well known from the Askania jet-pipe relay, the pressure in the receiving nozzle l5 is equal to the pressure in the nozzle I6 provided that the jet-pipe I is in its middle or zero position, in which the discharge nozzle I is situated exactly in the middle between said two receiving openingsl I5 and I6. As soon as the controlling impulse causes the jet-pipe I to leave its zero or middle position due to a displacement around the axis :1J- in one or the other direction the pres-V sure fluidrwill ow from the discharge nozzle I in a different degree into said openings I5, I6, thereby producing a pressure diierence adapted to operate the servo-motor in dependence on the direction and the value of the controlling impulse.

According to my invention, a packing body I9 is arranged between the stationary block `5y and the input end of the jet-pipe I. This packing body is easily movable in the direction of movement of the jet-pipe axis and comprises according to Fig. 2 two balls Iga, Ib of different dito the packing body so as to force it on to the, block 5. The larger part |9a fits with small play'` in a cup 2| arranged at the input end of therjetfji j pipe In the case of a hydraulic relayasupplied with a pressure liquid, the'small' play'between" the packing body and the cup 2| is'adapted to form a thin liquid film reducing. the friction asu J well as having an additional sealing eiiect.

The cup 2| is provided with a cylindricalinner wall as is more particularly apparent from .Fig.x4; so that the.' packing-body supportedQby -thegblock Stmaybegraised or loweredlin the direc,- .tion ofthe longitudinal axis of the jet pipe,'.i. e., transverse to the Y axis y of Adeflection mm, r with- .out interfering withthe freedomigof the jetpipe .deflection-g itbeingunderstood that the lower `ball 9a of .the packing body ist exclusively main-I -tained Q in linear'contact with Asaid cylindrical inner wall. of ,the. chamber2|,- regardless of khaving convex sealing surfaces so as to be in onlyy substantially linear contact with an inner cylindrical sealing wall of the cup 2|. 'I'he other part |9a'of the packing body facing with the bush 221 is also shown to have a convex tightening surface. I prefer this embodiment because the. packing body upon coming in contact with the upper fitting wall of the bush 22 will not hinder the freedom of the jet-pipe movement in whetheritjis in the position shown in Fig., 1 or i higher or lower down; relative tothe chamber 2|. -Thisgservesto ensure the best conditions which Sexistwhen the center ofthe ball |9a liesin the :imaginary jet pipe deflection axis -Vx coincid-Y ing; with .the two-leaflsprings 6 above referred to.

,For thispurposefabush or sleeve 22 receivzing, ,the smaller..:ball |.9blmaya-be adjusted .in the 'direction ofctheljet-pipe axis in' the block. Re'- `ferringlparticularly, to'E'ig. 3, this bush isp1ovided with an outer screw. thread -23meshing with la screwthreaded bore in the block 5. By rotat- Y ling the bush 22 'in .the blockV Sthe effective posi` :tion Lof ,the packinghbody |91relative to the, cup

View of the possibility thatthe packingbody may even upon contacting with the fitting walll of'the bush 22-, `maintain are position (forced upon itin any Way whatever) :by the iet-pipe. v ,2

What is claimed is: n e, i

In combination ina joint'I for jet pipe relays, a pressure iluid supply conduit and aI swingably mounted jet pipe, a chamber `in the outlet end of the supply conduit and a chamber in thein-L put end of the jet pipe, a packing body having a channel for the passage of pressure fluidseated in said chambers and being freely movable, theref, in, said packing body being heldin sealingcontact with an inner wallof one ,of saidchambers by the pressure of said fluid; said body adjacent the jet pipe end having a convex outer wall to provide only a substantially,-V linear contact .witli the innerwall of; the jet pipe chamber, the pack-n ing body and the chamberagainst whichV it is held in sealing contact bythe pressure fluidbe ing adjustable relative to theaxis of deflection of the swingablymounted jetv pipe.A 5 f 

